Clockwork Ambrosia

Clockwork Ambrosia is a Metroidvania throwback that does everything right, and the gun mods make for some seriously exciting collectibles.

Clockwork Ambrosia is a fun steampunk Metroidvania. There's a plethora of ways to customize Iris's gear and weapons. You might stumble upon a loadout so powerful that you may not want to use anything else, especially towards the end game. There's fast travel, but you may not find the relic to enable it for several hours. It depends on where you explore first. But if you like Metroidvanias and customizing weapons, Clockwork Ambrosia is worth checking out.

Metroidvanias are at their best when they offer a lot of different options in combat, in my opinion. My ideal version of this is the Bloodstained approach, in which every enemy you kill has an ability you can steal, and then you can mix and match them all as you want. Yes, I know this originated from Castlevania, but until Belmont’s Curse hits, we don’t have a more recent example from the series, and I’d be surprised to see those systems return anyway.

Clockwork Ambrosia is a decent Metroidvania with a really good gun customization feature. It's an indie project that's been in the works for 15 years now, since the team couldn't work full-time on it. A good game for fans of the genre, but one that won't really surprise you. It's a perfect title to play on the go, but it doesn't play ball with non-Windows systems.